Intelligent Transport Networks leverage disruptive technology to combine the art of optical networking with the predictability
and deterministic behavior of digital networking to make networks more efficient. This is done using photonic integrated
circuits (PICs), a component about the size of your fingertip that condenses hundreds of optical components onto a single
ultra-reliable micro-chip. Infinera’s PIC, which optimizes bandwidth and hardware, simplifies just about everything else. In
fact, PICs and the Intelligent Transport Network offer the unique ability to combine the speed of optical networks with the
simplicity of the digitaldomain to change the rules of networking forever. Benefits include being able to build networks that
deliver Terabit SCALE; leverage plug-and-play architecture, digital automation and GMPLS-based network intelligence to
make networks SIMPLE; and converge functions, increase density and reduce power consumption to make networks more
efficient.
